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    Know Your PSA, Save Your Life

    The good news about prostate cancer is that survival rates are at an all-time high. The bad news is that hundreds of thousands of men are still getting it. Dr. John Langdon has tips for preventing and diagnosing this common cancer.


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    The Unlikely Entrepreneur

    Jean Newell never set out to become an inventor. She simply needed a better way to carry around her stuff. So, fueled by little more than common sense and desire, Jean turned a $20,000 investment into a million dollar company.


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    What common misconceptions about aging do you wish you could dispel?

    Growing Bolder Article Misconceptions About AgingPosted May 20, 2008, 12:50 pm Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.Our question is: What Common...

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    Coach John Wooden

    John Wooden became well-known as a basketball coach but his common-sense principles of success have made him one of the world's most sought after speakers.


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    Calendars for a Cause

    One word seems to unify us all in dread: cancer.  The disease doesn't discriminate based on race, gender, age, income, attitude or resume.  It can strike at any time, and most often leaves the patient with physical, emotional and financial...

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    Reinvent Yourself

    Have you ever had one of those moments in life where you wake up and say, “I just can’t do this anymore”? Maybe it’s a relationship that just isn’t working. Or maybe it’s work that isn’t working. That’s what happened to me. 26 years, 8...

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    Leroy "Satchel" Paige

    Born: July 7, 1906
    Died: June 8, 1982
    A right-handed pitcher and legendary storyteller, Leroy "Satchel" Paige was one of the greatest baseball players of all-time.


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    Dr. Lillian Carson

    Dr. Lillian Carson is a nationally renowned authority on child development, parenting and grandparenting.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Sunday, May 4, 2008

    Derby tragedy renews horse racing controversy, common drugs hasten decline in elderly years, exercise your brain or else you'll....uh, 98 interesting facts about dogs, and more.


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    Fast Forwards: Still Have a Sense of Humor?

    Aging funny? Says who? Whoever penned these funny jokes about aging that are circulating around the Web certainly has a sense of humor about some of the things we're all going through lately. Go ahead -- laugh in the face of your wrinkles!


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    Dr. Hyla Cass

    Prescription drugs may help with illness, but Dr. Hyla Cass is here to tell us what our doctors won't say about the most commonly prescribed drugs.


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    Jim Carlton

    What do The Smothers Brothers, Pat Paulson and Joan Rivers all have in common? Jim Carlton. He's juggled being a singer, guitarist, comedian and Carlton has even made a name for himself as a TV writer for some of the most famous names in the business.


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    Fred Mathes

    What do a 92-year-old man and his 56-year-old Schwinn have in common? They're both still racing down the road!


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    Elizabeth Gregory

    Tick, tock. Tick, tock. According to author Elizabeth Gregory, women can stop looking at their watch because the trend of later motherhood has changed the time on the biological clock.


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    The Older You Get, The Healthier You've Been

    Dr. Thomas Perls is head of The New England Centenarian Study (NECS), the largest comprehensive study of centenarians in the world. The NECS believes that centenarians are a select group of people who have either markedly delayed or entirely escaped dis


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    Eileen Kisailus

    Any mother, grandmother, wife or woman can attest to the changes going on through their body as they age. For Eileen Kisailus, she used her understanding of a woman's hormones to create a business that caters to just that.


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    Al Roker

    Al Roker is an award-winning journalist and has been a staple of our morning routine for years. It may not be common knowledge that this weatherman is also an author, but he's best known for telling us the "weather in our neck of the woods."


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    Leonard Smith

    If you've ever needed medicine for digestion problems, you can thank Leonard Smith. Now, he's come up with a way to help people with sore joints.


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    The roots of cancer

    Cancer does not "just happen".  Cancer along with many other common diseases is not just a chance occurrence.  There is a growing and unequivocal body of evidence supporting the concept that most common diseases are the result of complex...

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    James' update

    You could probably tell from the picture in my profile that I'm a pretty big guy, but I didn't use to be that way. When I was 21, I still weighed 135 pounds, but now at age 44, I have an update on my personal weight deal that I'd like to share with...

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    Father Pat Connor

    What can an 79-year-old priest who’s never been married teach you about marriage? A lot!


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    Calling All Teachers - Pay Attention Or You could Be in Detention!

    Calling All Teachers - Pay Attention Or You could Be in Detention! I have had the wonderful pleasure to be able to work with students in classrooms, after school programs, and on playgrounds for a number of years. I have had more great days than...

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    Popping a Pill to Ward Off Alzheimer's?

    If warding off Alzheimer's was as easy as taking a pill – wouldn't we all grab a glass of water and get medicated? The pills are called statins, but not everyone is on board with the idea of prescribing them to people as prevention.


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    Controversial Exhibit Devoted to Oprah Winfrey

    Controversial artist Daniel Edwards is at it again -- he just unveiled an exhibit dedicated to the memory of TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey's late dogs. Here's the news release -- we'll let you weigh in!


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    What's On Your Bucket List?

    What would you do if you knew your life was about to end? That's the premise of a new movie, starring some Hollywood heavyweights who are all about Growing Bolder in their real and make-believe worlds.


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    Dan Buettner

    Growing Bolder Radio has interviewed a remarkable man by the name of Dan Buettner. Dan holds several world endurance cycling records, is an adventurer, film producer, photographer, educator, and now author of the definitive book on longevity.


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    Can You Live to 100?

    Would You Want to Live to 100?


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    Stop Putting the Cart Ahead of the Horse, Dads!

    A Sons Need To Feel Valuable To His Father My last article focused on the growing issue of mother/son conflict and the response I have gotten has confirmed the trends I am seeing between moms and their boys. However, it is important for me to note that...

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    The Quest for Happiness

    If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. Apparently, there's not a lot of hand clapping going on. Have you been in a bookstore lately? The happiness industry is smiling from ear to ear. There's Stumbling on Happiness, The Secrets of Happiness, In...

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    5 Ways to Live to 100

    More experts believe any of us can reach the century mark. Find out how.


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    Ovarian Cancer ... Our Family's Story

    If you've planned a wedding, you know how stressful it can be.  Who's sitting where? What do you mean hydrangeas are out of season? And a photographer costs HOW much? Two-and-a-half years ago, I was in the throes of dealing with those very issues,...

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    Go Under the Knife to Get In That Bikini

    No doubt about it, it's swimsuit season once again. Nothing feels better than the sun on your body in the heat of the summer. But then again, nothing feels worse than looking down at your body and wondering what the heck happened to it!


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    What Motivated You To Pursue Your Course In Life?

    Each week, Growing Bolder will ask top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting your life.



 

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